Customer Reviews

The Art of Touch Volume 1

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I know calling this the worst video ever is a little harsh, but this dvd is almost unwatchable. I tried to watch this two diferent times, and ended up shutting it off both times after just a few minutes. I pressed on the third time to see if it got any better as it went on...it didn't. I was under the impression that this was an instructional type video, it isn't. The ENTIRE film is shot with the subjects on a rotating bed...and it spins the ENTIRE time. It looks like these guys are trying to give and get a (really lame) massage on a record player. No joke, they spin and spin and spin...now add to that the camera going around them in the opposite direction, add in some annoying computerized fire and flashing disco lights in the background and you get an idea of how unwatchable this really is. When I was actually able to tune out the siezure inducing background and focused on the "instructional" part of the film, it was just as disappointing. Their "massage" actually includes running your fingers all over your partners body like little spiders...they call it "raindrops". Looks more like a bad game of "Mom, he's touching me!" than a massage.
I doubt that I'll be able to give this DVD away.

This film was a gimmick. Most of the film is filmed with the couple lying on a bed surrounded by drapes, plants, and stands in front of a blue screen of psychedulics. The room spins constantly at a fair clip. And you get to see it in 3d...woo hoo. Fact is, for 65% of the film the subject and the massage is obscured by plants, drapes, and furniture constantly spinning to block the people. And the spinning bugged my eyes. I imagine it might even make some people anuseous. It is really quite silly, even stupid. They spend a few minutes on technique, then repeat everythign for several minutes on a spinning bed. Then repeat with 3 minutes of more techniques, spin, repeat. Taoist massage may not be as mainstream as others, but it doesn't have to be of so little substance. The voice over is a bit droning. Art of Touch 1 was much better.

Just to be clear, Volume 1 does not feature the spinning bed. Many of the poor reviews for this video are actually for Volume 2.

I didn't know anything about massage before watching this video so I found it very informative. It even explained terms from Swedish massage like effleurage and petrissage. The models did a good job demonstrating lots of different strokes on their partners. All the men are naked throughout the video, and are decent to good looking. The camera shows everything these men have to offer, though usually without particular emphasis on the "good parts". Be aware that genital massage is not covered, and none of the models ever gets "excited".

I bought the Art of Touch Volumes 1,2,3 and enjoy all of them very much. They are instructional but at the same time they are sensual.

I agree that the mostly continual rotating of the bed is annoying but this film is in 3-D (or should I say fake 3-D).If you watch it with the special glases,as I did,there is a great improvement.

I thought this film was hypnotizing. It's basically two very sexy guys rubbing each other down to dance music and retro graphics. Glad I found it!

I bought The Art of Touch Volumes 1, 2, and 3. I enjoy all of them. They are instructional on the one hand but very sensual on the other.

I love very minute of this dvd,it shows the true way of doing a massage.I can watch this dvd over and over again,While i am watching this dvd it even help me to massage myself it is great, especially when i am chilling out.If there ever to be another one out i hope they do one from start to finished without any cuts out of it.Love it.

I just got this and I was total disappointed. Do not waste your money on this. Go the book store and read to get the little tips it teaches and then buy a magazine to look at the men.

This has some great little massage tips as well as features some really sexy guys.